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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idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
repelto drive back : repulse
braggadocioempty boasting
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
askewout of line : at an angle
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part