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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| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
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| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |