GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| regime | regimen |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |