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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| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
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