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 |
|---|---|
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |