GRE Word List
GERONTOCRACY
rule by elders
The meaning of the word gerontocracy is rule by elders.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |