GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
billowwave
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
callousbeing hardened and thickened
hardybold
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
jesta joking or mocking remark
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)