GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |