GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| sibling | sib |