GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |