GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| intermediary | mediator |
| venue | locale |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |