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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| spoof | deceive |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |