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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WordMeaning
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
guisea form or style of dress : costume
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
wagto be in motion : stir
meandera winding path or course
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title