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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| championship | designation as champion |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |