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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pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
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historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
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