GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| benison | blessing |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |