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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| 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 |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |