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
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
depleteto empty of a principal substance
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous