GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |