GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| hap | happening |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |