GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
solicitto make petition to : entreat
overseesurvey
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
compellingthat compels: such as