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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| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |