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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WordMeaning
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
missivea written communication : letter