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
choicethe act of choosing : selection
compulsionan act of compelling
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas