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 |
|---|---|
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |