GRE Word List

LEGISLATURE

a body of persons having the power to legislate

The meaning of the word legislature is a body of persons having the power to legislate.

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WordMeaning
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy