GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| trappings | outward signs |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |