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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| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
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| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |