GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| courier | messenger |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| redress | to set right : remedy |