GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| drab | slattern |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| gale | a strong current of air: |