GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |