GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| privy | private |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| juncture | a point of time |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |