GRE Word List

ASCENDANCY

governing or controlling influence : domination

The meaning of the word ascendancy is governing or controlling influence : domination.

Random words

WordMeaning
stentorianextremely loud
thespianactor
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
morticianundertaker
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile