GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |