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 |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |