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 |
|---|---|
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |