GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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reprisal | a retaliatory act |
sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
mandate | an authoritative command |
baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |