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
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as