GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| delve | excavate |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |