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 |
|---|---|
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |