GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| debonair | suave |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |