GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |