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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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
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affluenceabundance of property : wealth
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
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frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype