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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| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| paramour | lover |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |