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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retiringreserved
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
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adjurationa solemn oath
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
choicethe act of choosing : selection
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn