GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| scion | descendant |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |