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 |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| paradigm | example |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |