GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.

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imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched