GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |