GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| quisling | traitor |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
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