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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discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
alleviaterelieve
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reprimanda severe or formal reproof
verdantgreen in tint or color
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships