GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| heed | to pay attention |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |