GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |