GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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WordMeaning
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
copiousyielding something abundantly
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness