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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freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
corpusclea minute particle
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
amendto put right
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desiccateto dry up
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable