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
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| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
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| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
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| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |