GRE Word List
ASCENDANCY
governing or controlling influence : domination
The meaning of the word ascendancy is governing or controlling influence : domination.
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|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| brink | edge |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
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| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |