GRE Word List
BUREAUCRACY
overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
The meaning of the word bureaucracy is overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| vivisection | act of dissecting living animals |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |
| blurt | utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
| fluke | unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
| jovial | good-natured; merry; cheerful |
| figment | invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
