GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
hardybold
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm