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 |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |