GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

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

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WordMeaning
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
sublimatesublime
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes