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 |
|---|---|
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
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| antiquity | ancient times |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |