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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| condole | grieve |