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 |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| libido | instinctual 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 |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| sentinel | sentry |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |