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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|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
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| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
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| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |