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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| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
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| tout | to make much of : promote |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |