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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| 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 |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |