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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intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
buffeta blow especially with the hand
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
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