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 |
|---|---|
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |