GRE Word List

ANARCHY

absence of government

The meaning of the word anarchy is absence of government.

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labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
maledictioncurse
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
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