GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |