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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voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
application | an act of applying: |
parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |