GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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|---|---|
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
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| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
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