GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| convention | agreement |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |