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 |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |