GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |