GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| 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") |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |