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 |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| sophist | philosopher |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| dowse | to plunge into water |