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
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
suppliantsupplicant
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background