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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| quisling | traitor |