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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |