GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |