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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| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| impinge | encroach |
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| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
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| desiccate | to dry up |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
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