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
impoverishto make poor
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
pryto look closely or inquisitively
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected