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
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
limpto walk lamely
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike