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 |
|---|---|
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |