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
savoryhaving savor: such as
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
nubileof marriageable condition or age
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
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inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony