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 |
|---|---|
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| scintilla | spark |