GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| hap | happening |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |