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
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
itineranttraveling from place to place
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
rivuleta small stream
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness