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.

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WordMeaning
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
expiateto make amends for
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
remittancea sum of money remitted
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be