GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
perditioneternal damnation
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
migrantone that migrates: such as
potentateruler
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength