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 |
|---|---|
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |