GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
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|---|---|
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
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| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
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