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 |
|---|---|
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| condign | deserved |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| microcosm | a little world |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |