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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| transpire | to take place : go on |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| tempo | the 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 |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| calculated | apt |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |