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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| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| hirsute | hairy |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| whimsy | whim |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
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