GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| exploit | deed |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |