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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |