GRE Vocabulary：hegemony - confederate

1. 　　hegemony 

　　　　The King Corgi enjoyed his hegemony over the whole world.

　　　　(leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others)

　　　　

 

2. 　　platitude

　　　　The manager's speech was filled with familar platitudes about working hard.

　　　　(a comment or statement that has been made very often before and is therefore not interesting)

 

3. 　　clot

　　　　There's blood clotting on my wound; I want to remove it.

　　　　(to become thick and partly solid: to develop clots)

 

4.　　confederate

　　　　verb: to unite in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.

　　　　noun: a person, group, nation, etc., united with others in a confederacy; an ally.

　　　　adjective:  

　　　　　　united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.

　　　　　　(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Confederate States of America:the Confederate army.