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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WordMeaning
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
trickleto issue or fall in drops
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
efficacythe power to produce an effect
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)