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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loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
compartmenta separate division or section
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness