GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
poise | balance |
precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |