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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exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
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negateto deny the existence or truth of
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
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engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles