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TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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WordMeaning
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
conventionagreement
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building