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 |
|---|---|
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |