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 |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |