GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| submissive | submitting to others |