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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emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
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hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
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