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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |