GRE Word List

GERONTOCRACY

rule by elders

The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.

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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
detachedstanding by itself : separate
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
delveexcavate
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented