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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garner | to gather into storage |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |