GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
copiousyielding something abundantly
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
callousbeing hardened and thickened
lateralof or relating to the side
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money