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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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| peerless | matchless |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |