Non-meat alternatives such as veggie burgers, frozen entrees and desserts contain hidden sources of gluten. Beware of baked beans, binders, brown rice syrup, hydrolyzed plant and vegetable proteins, vital wheat gluten, seitan and TVP (textured vegetable protein).
A poltroon is a coward. Poltroons have a lack of courage and fortitude. Poltroon is an old-fashioned word for a type of person that exists in every time period: a coward. If you behave in a way that shows no courage or confidence, you're acting like a poltroon. In movies, the villains are often poltroons who are sneaky and devious instead of brave and straightforward.
The noun polity refers to a political group of any size or shape â it can be a government, a state, a country, or even a social group. When you hear the word polity, think politics and you're on the right track. The prefix for polity dates all the way back to Greece, from the word politeia, which means citizenship or government.. Any group run by politics can be called a polity.