GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
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whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
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misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
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