GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case