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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unbridled | violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed |
| levy | impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco |
| travail | strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth |
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| foresight | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
| expose | public revelation of something discreditable |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| eddy | swirling current of water, air, etc.; V. |