GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
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| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
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| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
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