GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| trample | tramp |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |