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 |
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| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |