GRE Word List
DESPOT
a ruler with absolute power and authority
The meaning of the word despot is a ruler with absolute power and authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |