GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| groom | bridegroom |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| rotunda | a round building |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |