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 |
|---|---|
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| cryptic | secret |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |