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.

Random words

WordMeaning
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
pseudonyma fictitious name
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
perditioneternal damnation
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit