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 |
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| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| retrench | cut down |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |