GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| fleck | streak |
| exegesis | exposition |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |