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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |