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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waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
wagto be in motion : stir
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling