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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |