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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| colloquy | conversation |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| compartment | a separate division or section |