GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
rationalhaving reason or understanding
integralessential to completeness : constituent
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
sentinelsentry
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
sojourna temporary stay