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 |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| slake | subside |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| attentive | mindful |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| retrench | cut down |