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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |