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 |
|---|---|
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |