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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |