GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| append | attach |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| courier | messenger |