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 |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
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| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| indite | make up |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| scourge | whip |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |