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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
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