GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
legerdemainsleight of hand
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity