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 |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| fuddle | booze |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |