GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| trenchant | keen |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |