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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WordMeaning
inadvertentlyunintentional
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
quizzicalcomically quaint
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin