GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| seemly | good-looking |
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| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |