GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| slake | subside |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |