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 |
|---|---|
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| unsavory | insipid |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |