GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |