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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

hegemony

noun

Definition

dominant influence

In a sentence

The empire's hegemony lasted centuries.

Similar words

  • dominance
  • supremacy

Why this word matters: hegemony appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.