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
pantomimepantomimist
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
embroiderto ornament with needlework
asunderinto parts
succorrelief
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal