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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| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |