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.
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Word | Meaning |
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wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
gerontocracy | rule by elders |
addendum | a thing added : addition |
jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
obscure | dark |