GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| impuissance | weakness |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |