GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |