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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |