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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
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| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |