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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |