GRE Word List
ANARCHY
absence of government
The meaning of the word anarchy is absence of government.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| malediction | curse |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| idiom | an 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) |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |