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 |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |