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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |