GRE Word List

TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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WordMeaning
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
braga pompous or boastful statement
oafa stupid person : boob
padrea Christian clergyman
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand