GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| peerless | matchless |