GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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totterto move unsteadily : stagger
shearto cut off the hair from
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes