GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |