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
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
irremediablenot remediable
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
warrantedsanction