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 |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| defalcate | deduct |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |