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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WordMeaning
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
detonationthe action or process of detonating
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose