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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| Word | Meaning |
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| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |