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 |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |