GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.

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WordMeaning
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
entitybeing
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
unfetterto free from fetters
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction