GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| magnitude | great size or extent |