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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| executioner | one who executes |
| trappings | outward signs |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| append | attach |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| leave-taking | departure |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |