GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
dynamogenerator
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
scoretwenty
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
tawnyof the color tawny
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression