GRE Word List
HEGEMONY
dominance especially of one nation over others
The meaning of the word hegemony is dominance especially of one nation over others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panoramic | denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area |
| touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
| broach | introduce as a subject; moot; open up |
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| extort | wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
| fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
| coin | make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented |
| vicar | parish priest; representative |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| compliant | readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
