GRE Word List
TYRANNY
oppressive power
The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |