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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|---|---|
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| declivity | downward inclination |
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| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |