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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| concur | to express agreement |