GRE Word List
OLIGARCHY
government by the few
The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| modish | fashionable |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |