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 |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| cursive | running |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |