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.

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WordMeaning
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement