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 |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| leave-taking | departure |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |