GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| pitfall | trap |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |