GRE Word List

SOVEREIGN

one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty

The meaning of the word sovereign is one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty.

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promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut