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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |