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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |