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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| naivete | a naive remark or action |
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| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
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