GRE Word List
LEGISLATURE
legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
The meaning of the word legislature is legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |
| herd | group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| mar | spoil the appearance of |
| shrew | scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| imprudent | lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious |
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| epithet | word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
