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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |