GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |