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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| mystic | mystical |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
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| compartment | a separate division or section |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
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