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 |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |