GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |