GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cipher | zero |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| calculated | apt |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |