GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
paltryinferior
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
propulsivetending or having power to propel
drivelnonsense
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
expoundto set forth : state
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions