GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| congenial | pleasant |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| outgoing | going away : departing |