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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|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
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| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |