GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
overblownpast the prime of bloom
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties