GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
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| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |