GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billow | wave |
| imbue | endow |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |