GRE Word List
SOVEREIGNTY
supreme power especially over a body politic
The meaning of the word sovereignty is supreme power especially over a body politic.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| trample | tramp |
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| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
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| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |