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
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
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harassexhaust
tillerone that tills : cultivator
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
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unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
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