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 |
|---|---|
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |