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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criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
applicationan act of applying:
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
outmodednot being in style