GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

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

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WordMeaning
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
cringeto recoil in distaste
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant