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

WordMeaning
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
odoroushaving an odor: such as