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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circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
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ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
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fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
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