GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |