GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |