GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |