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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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
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| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
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| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |