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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| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |