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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disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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purportedreputed
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum