GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |