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 |
|---|---|
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| veracious | truthful |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |