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 |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| docile | easily taught |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |