GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| pundit | pandit |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |