GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| prong | fork |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |