GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| raspy | harsh |