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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |