GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.

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despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
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codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will