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.

Random words

WordMeaning
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
spoofdeceive
brackishsomewhat salty
shavingthe act of one that shaves