GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| obscure | dark |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |