GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |