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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WordMeaning
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
conflagrationfire
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
groucha fit of bad temper