GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| random | a haphazard course |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |