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
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
meddlesomegiven to meddling
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
mischancebad luck
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes