GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |