GRE Word List
PREPONDERANCE
superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
The meaning of the word preponderance is superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant.
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