GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |