GRE Word List
PLEBISCITE
direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
The meaning of the word plebiscite is direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue).
Random words
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precedent | preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
bellicose | warlike |
fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
clout | great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
worldly | engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world |
jumble | mix in a confused way |