GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| pantomime | pantomimist |