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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |