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 |
|---|---|
| anarchy | absence of government |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |