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 |
|---|---|
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| trenchant | keen |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |