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 |
|---|---|
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| exude | to ooze out |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| schism | division |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |