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
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
errantbehaving wrongly
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social