GRE Word List
PLUTOCRACY
government by the wealthy
The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |