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 |
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| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |