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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prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
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fervidvery hot : burning
retortto pay or hurl back : return
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme