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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| forebears | ancestor |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |