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 |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |