GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |