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 |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| evenhanded | fair |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| retrench | cut down |