GRE Word List
HEGEMONY
preponderant influence or authority over others : domination
The meaning of the word hegemony is preponderant influence or authority over others : domination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| bauble | trinket |