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
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous