GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |