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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expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
bullya blustering, browbeating person
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection