GRE Word List
BUREAUCRACY
a body of nonelected government officials
The meaning of the word bureaucracy is a body of nonelected government officials.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| leave-taking | departure |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| demented | mad |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |