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 |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |