GRE Word List

POLITY

political organization

The meaning of the word polity is political organization.

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WordMeaning
discomposeto destroy the composure of
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
traverseto go or travel across or over
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
purveyorone that purveys
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor