GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| throes | pang |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |