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.

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WordMeaning
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
impoverishto make poor
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
corollarya proposition (see proposition
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group