GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
debuta first appearance
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
punditpandit