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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |