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 |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |