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
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
retaliateto return like for like
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")