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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| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |