GRE Word List
DOMINANT
commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
The meaning of the word dominant is commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others.
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| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
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