GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
militateto have weight or effect
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original