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 |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |