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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WordMeaning
receptiveable or inclined to receive
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer