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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eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
desiccate | to dry up |
referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |