GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
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corpusclea minute particle
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burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout