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 |
|---|---|
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |