GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.

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WordMeaning
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
encumberweigh down
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions