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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| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| debonair | suave |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
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