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 |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |