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.

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hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
ramificationbranch
precipitousprecipitate
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work