GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |