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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |