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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| wanton | merciless |
| postulate | demand |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |