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 |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| finished | entirely done |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |