GRE Word List

BUREAUCRACY

a body of nonelected government officials

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

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simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
uproariousmarked by uproar
patentopen to public inspection