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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| dilute | attenuate |