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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |