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 |
|---|---|
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |