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 |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
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| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
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| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |