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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|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
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| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| antecede | precede |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |