GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |