GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
maneuvera military or naval movement
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
allureto entice by charm or attraction
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination