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
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
plumea feather of a bird: such as
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
minutiaea minute or minor detail
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive