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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| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
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| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| actuary | clerk |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |