GRE Word List
ASCENDANCY
governing or controlling influence : domination
The meaning of the word ascendancy is governing or controlling influence : domination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| polity | political organization |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |