GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| recast | to cast again |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |