GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
deputize | to appoint as deputy |
ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
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pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
rotunda | a round building |
perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
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