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 |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |