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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sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
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perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
wantonmerciless
postulatedemand
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