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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unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
chivalrousvaliant