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 |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |