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 |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| nomenclature | name |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| opus | work |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |