GRE Word List
MONARCHY
undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
The meaning of the word monarchy is undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |