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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
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| beguile | hoodwink |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |