GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| microcosm | a little world |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |