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
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
depredationto lay waste : plunder
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
juncturea point of time
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate