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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| condole | grieve |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |