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.

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caricatureexaggeration 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
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
ravenousrapacious
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
stemthe main trunk of a plant
funerealof or relating to a funeral
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime