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 |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |