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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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste