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 |
|---|---|
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |