GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
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| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |