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
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
cursiverunning
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning