GRE Word List
STATUTORY
of or relating to statutes
The meaning of the word statutory is of or relating to statutes.
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| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |