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 |
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| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |