GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
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|---|---|
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| delve | excavate |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |