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

WordMeaning
inditemake up
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
dramaa composition (see composition
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
besiegeto surround with armed forces
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
ponderousof very great weight
indissolublenot dissoluble