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 |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |