GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| flounder | flatfish |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| lampoon | satire |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |