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 |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| steep | lofty |