GRE Word List

CONSTITUTION

the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

The meaning of the word constitution is the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.

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WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
beleaguerbesiege
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
miragean optical (see optical
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking