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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |