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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| Word | Meaning |
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| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| fell | skin |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |