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

WordMeaning
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship