GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
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travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
chivalrous | valiant |
deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |