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 |
|---|---|
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |