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 |
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| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| portly | dignified |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |