GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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WordMeaning
acclaimapplaud
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
penetrateto pass into or through
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
snipa small piece that is snipped off
thronga multitude of assembled persons