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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| categorical | absolute |
| retrench | cut down |
| collate | to compare critically |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |