GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| lax | loose |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |