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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mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
baubletrinket
encompassinclude
amendto put right
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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