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 |
|---|---|
| spare | not being used |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| forebears | ancestor |
| facade | the front of a building |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |