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 |
|---|---|
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| colloquy | conversation |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |