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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |