GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |