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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ravagean act or practice of ravaging
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
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devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment