GRE Word List
ARISTOCRACY
government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
The meaning of the word aristocracy is government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |