GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| billow | wave |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| hardy | bold |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |