GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |