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 |
|---|---|
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |