GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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flukeflatfish
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
verbalizeto express something in words
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
diversediffering from one another : unlike
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