GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsavory | insipid |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |