GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
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|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
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| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
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