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
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| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| hortatory | hortative |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |