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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |