GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laud | praise |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| wry | twist |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |