GRE Word List

PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

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

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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
blushoutward appearance : view
verbalizeto express something in words
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
raspyharsh
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition