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
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim