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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| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
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