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

WordMeaning
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
symmetrybalanced proportions
affinityrelationship by marriage
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic