GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |