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
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
requiema mass for the dead
conducivetending to promote or assist
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor