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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| potentate | ruler |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |