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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exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
discourseverbal interchange of ideas