GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by a privileged few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by a privileged few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| throng | crowd (of people or things); V. |
| impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
| covenant | binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise |
| promulgate | announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| expunge | cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase |
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| gestate | evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
| makeshift | temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter |