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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WordMeaning
residualremainder
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will