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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| dynamo | generator |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |