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
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
disconcertto throw into confusion
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar