GRE Word List

POLITY

political organization

The meaning of the word polity is political organization.

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WordMeaning
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
retractto draw back or in
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile