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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| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
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| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |