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

WordMeaning
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
applicationan act of applying:
clipencompass
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
inebriateone who is drunk
defalcatededuct
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time