GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| poise | balance |
| parlance | speech |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |