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 |
|---|---|
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| heed | to pay attention |