GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| exploit | deed |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |