GRE Word List
COMMONWEALTH
a nation, state, or other political unit: such as
The meaning of the word commonwealth is a nation, state, or other political unit: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| distend | extend |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |