GRE Word List

BUREAUCRACY

a body of nonelected government officials

The meaning of the word bureaucracy is a body of nonelected government officials.

Random words

WordMeaning
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
myriadten thousand
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area