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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| approbation | commendation |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |