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
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
mysticmystical
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
compartmenta separate division or section
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
docileeasily taught