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 |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| resign | relegate |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |