GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |