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 |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |