GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
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| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
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