GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |