GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
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| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
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| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
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| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |