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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |