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 |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| edifice | building |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |