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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| pundit | pandit |