GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
implodeto burst inward
funerealof or relating to a funeral
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
notableworthy of note : remarkable
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated