GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
addendum | a thing added : addition |
elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
writ | something written : writing |
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ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
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