Vocabulary Word
Word: ascendancy
Definition: controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
Definition: controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
Sentences Containing 'ascendancy'
His hatred, like a powerless though furious wave, was broken against the strong ascendancy which Mercedes exercised over him.
Morrel, subdued by the extraordinary ascendancy Monte Cristo exercised over everything around him, did not endeavor to resist it.
More Vocab Words
::: tautological - needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true::: wangle - achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
::: insurmountable - overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
::: relegate - put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division
::: concoct - prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
::: hindmost - furthest behind; farthest to the rear
::: fulsome - disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
::: drivel - nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
::: truism - self-evident truth
::: impromptu - without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
