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
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desiccateto dry up
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another