GRE Word List
REFERENDUM
the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
The meaning of the word referendum is the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| render | to melt down |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |