GRE Word List

PLEBISCITE

a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler

The meaning of the word plebiscite is a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler.

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WordMeaning
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
diademcrown
connoisseurexpert
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper