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 |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| expatriate | banish |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |