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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brink | edge |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| dissension | disagreement |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| refrain | curb |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |