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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
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| forte | one's strong point |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |