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 |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| trappings | outward signs |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |