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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| spruce | to make spruce |