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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| encompass | include |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |