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
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
crypticsecret
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another