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 |
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| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| paltry | inferior |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |