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

WordMeaning
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
withholdto hold back from action : check
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god