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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |