GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
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