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 |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| leave-taking | departure |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |