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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| missive | a written communication : letter |