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 |
|---|---|
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| paramour | lover |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| compulsive | having power to compel |