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 |
|---|---|
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |