GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |