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 |
|---|---|
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| dynamo | generator |
| demure | reserved |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| querulous | habitually complaining |