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.

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WordMeaning
oatmealmeal made from oats
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
drasticacting rapidly or violently
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
demeritoffense
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
igniteto set afire
paramourlover