GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |