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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| regime | regimen |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |