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

WordMeaning
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment