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 |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |