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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rip | to tear or split apart or open |
stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
mulct | fine |
glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
contrive | devise |
voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
pry | to look closely or inquisitively |