GRE Word List
POLITY
political organization
The meaning of the word polity is political organization.
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| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |