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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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
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