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 |
|---|---|
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |