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
meddlesomegiven to meddling
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
censurea judgment involving condemnation
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted