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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |