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 |
|---|---|
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| espouse | marry |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |