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 |
|---|---|
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |