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.

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surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
hypochondriachypochondriacal
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself