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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| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
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| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |