GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
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|---|---|
| guy | man |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
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| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
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| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |