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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behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
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patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
conceitfavorable opinion
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