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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |