GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |