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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embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something