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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |