GRE Word List

ANARCHY

absence of government

The meaning of the word anarchy is absence of government.

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WordMeaning
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
stinkto emit a strong offensive odor
reeksmoke
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
wantonmerciless
mendicantbeggar
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
encircleto form a circle around : surround
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action