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 |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |