GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
figure | a number symbol : numeral |
restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |