GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

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

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WordMeaning
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
frivolousof little weight or importance
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
nethersituated down or below : lower
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist