GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| raspy | harsh |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| tyranny | oppressive power |