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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| chafe | irritate |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |