My favorite word is:
preponderate (prĭ-pŏn'də-rāt')
-To be greater in #, power etc... (oxford mini dict. and thesaurus)
- -To exceed something else in weight.
- -To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate
- - To pass in influence or power. Also: To sink downward -weigh more heavily (http://www.answers.com/topic/preponderate)
-To be greater than something else as in, power, weight or importance (american heritage dict)
1.to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
2.to incline downward or descend, as one scale or end of a balance, because of greater weight; be weighed down.
3.to be superior in power, force, influence, number, amount, etc.; predominate:
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/preponderate)
