GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| skimp | skimpy |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |