GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |