GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| defer | put off |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| dynamo | generator |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |