GRE Word List
PREPONDERANCE
a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
The meaning of the word preponderance is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength.
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diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
hubbub | noise |
yore | time past and especially long past |
forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
jest | a joking or mocking remark |
extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |