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
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|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| apprehend | arrest |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |