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 |
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| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| tome | book |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |