GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |