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 |
|---|---|
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |