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
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| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| brazen | made of brass |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| query | question |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |