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 |
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| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
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| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| mote | a small particle : speck |