GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| nomenclature | name |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |