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 |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| broach | brooch |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |