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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |