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
viandan item of food
incontinentnot continent: such as
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
rightfuljust
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites