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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| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |