GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
effusionan act of effusing
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
sparenot being used