GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |