GRE Word List

ANARCHY

absence of government

The meaning of the word anarchy is absence of government.

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prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
droopto hang or incline downward
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
quarantinea period of 40 days