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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| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
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| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
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| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
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| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
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