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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| verge | brink |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |