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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| belabor | to attack verbally |