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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| overweening | arrogant |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |