GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |