GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| dilute | attenuate |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |