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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WordMeaning
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misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife