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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| prong | fork |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |