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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| executioner | one who executes |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |