GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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scintillateto emit sparks : spark
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
innovationa new idea, method, or device : novelty
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation