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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |