GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| debut | a first appearance |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| pundit | pandit |