GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| encumber | weigh down |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |