GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |