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
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
pungentsharply painful
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
randoma haphazard course
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
muggybeing warm, damp, and close