GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |