GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
precipitantprecipitate
flaccidnot firm or stiff
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement