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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stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
ordainto invest (see invest
extrudeto force, press, or push out
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
quislingtraitor