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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| gnome | maxim |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |