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 |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
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| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |