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 |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |