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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mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
ebullientboiling
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
acmethe highest point or stage
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
requiteto make return for : repay