GRE Word List
PREVAIL
to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
The meaning of the word prevail is to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |