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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| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| obscure | dark |