GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| gnarl | snarl |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |