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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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
cadeta younger brother or son
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary