GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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significanthaving meaning
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
superannuatedoutmoded
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
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