GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |