GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |