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 |
|---|---|
| regime | regimen |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
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