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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| Word | Meaning |
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| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
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| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| diadem | crown |
| connoisseur | expert |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |