GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
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mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
vieto strive for superiority : contend
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
askewout of line : at an angle