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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| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| cryptic | secret |
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| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
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