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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| circlet | a little circle |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |