GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |