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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| onus | burden |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| stilted | pompous |