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 |
|---|---|
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |