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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philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
requiteto make return for : repay
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted