GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

Random words

WordMeaning
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
oligarchygovernment by the few
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
trampletramp
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified