GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
unregeneratenot regenerate
egressa place or means of going out : exit
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
ebullientboiling
recriminationa retaliatory accusation