GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |