GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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WordMeaning
reparteea quick and witty reply
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
pento shut in or as if in a pen
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
natationthe action or art of swimming
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep