GRE Word List
STATUTE
a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
The meaning of the word statute is a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| concatenate | linked together |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |