GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |