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.

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WordMeaning
exhumedisinter
concorda state of agreement : harmony
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trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
noisomenoxious