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 |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |