GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |