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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WordMeaning
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
unkemptnot combed
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group