GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |