GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| skimp | skimpy |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |