GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| residual | remainder |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |