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 |
|---|---|
| pander | to act as a pander |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| implode | to burst inward |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |