GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |