GRE Word List
ENACT
to establish by legal and authoritative act
The meaning of the word enact is to establish by legal and authoritative act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |