GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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durationcontinuance in time
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
thralla state of servitude or submission
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
sustainto give support or relief to
unfetterto free from fetters
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts