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.
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|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
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