GRE Word List
STATUTORY
of or relating to statutes
The meaning of the word statutory is of or relating to statutes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |