GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| dire | exciting horror |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| faculty | ability |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |