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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
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| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| appease | pacify |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |