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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |