GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| slake | subside |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |