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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |