GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| encompass | include |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |