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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |