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 |
|---|---|
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| primal | original |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |