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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| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
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| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |