GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
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|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
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| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| slapdash | haphazard |