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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |