GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| seemly | good-looking |