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 |
|---|---|
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |