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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |