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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WordMeaning
badinageplayful repartee : banter
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
ferventvery hot : glowing
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
providencedivine guidance or care
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
wrenchto move with a violent twist