GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| mischance | bad luck |