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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| dull | tedious |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| finished | entirely done |