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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |