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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
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| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
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| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
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| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |