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
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God