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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| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
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| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
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