GRE Word List

POLITY

political organization

The meaning of the word polity is political organization.

Random words

WordMeaning
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
apparentopen to view : visible
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable